The GOP Is Voting Against Its Base

[kpete]

Republicans are making a risky bet by opposing Biden’s infrastructure plan.
by: RONALD BROWNSTEIN

With their opposition to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, Republicans are doubling down on a core bet they’ve made for his presidency: that the GOP can maintain support among its key constituencies while fighting programs that would provide those voters with tangible economic assistance.

Last month, every House and Senate Republican opposed Biden’s massive $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, even though it delivered significant benefits to working-class white voters, the GOP’s foundational voting bloc, including increased health-care subsidies and expanded tax credits for families with children. That pattern is repeating with the infrastructure plan, even though it directs billions of dollars to rural communities, which are indispensable to Republican political fortunes.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/04/bidens-infrastructure-bill-would-help-gop-base/618549/

[lindysalsagal]

1. House/Senate next year, and potus in '24: This crap will be cited in commercials

The GQP is always so short-sighted.

I guess they count on their clueless followers to not get smarter.

[TheRealNorth]

2. Based on the response on Farcebook from the deplorables in my family

They don't give a shit about the Covid checks or infrastructure spending. Its all about white victimhood and sticking it to the Libs.

[edhopper]

3. And the Base says

Thank you sir, can I have some more!